penal law

penal law definition - legal

n

Statute enacted to proscribe a certain offense against the public at large or against another person; imposing a penalty for violation of same.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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